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The Biggest Threat to the UK Housing Market

Mortgage rates are steadily ticking higher.

Will rising mortgage rates stall the housing recovery?

Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

Welcome to Money Distilled. I’m John Stepek. Every week day I look at the biggest stories in markets and economics, and explain what it all means for your money.

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